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<blockquote data-quote="PobreCarlos" data-source="post: 543201" data-attributes="member: 16651"><p>coldworld;</p><p> </p><p>Believe me, UPS *ALWAYS* took FDX seriously....even forty years ago. THAT'S never been the problem; an intransigent union was (and is)</p><p> </p><p>That said, I'm not sure what UPS *COULD* have done about FDX, other than what it has already done (although I'll admit it could have reacted faster when FDX began raiding UPS management personnel, a lesson the company seemed to have to learn again when RPS hit the scene). Boot the union? What?</p><p> </p><p>The fact is, UPS is limited by law as to just what it can do by itself. It can't [obviously, at least] push for FDX's "organization". When the Teamsters honcho made the statement to me, FedEx was still such a small company that - minus anti-trust legislation, etc - UPS could have swallowed it whole via purchase or whatever. But that legislation was in place. Minus a level playing field (i.e. - UPS union, FDX not), just what was the company to do? </p><p> </p><p>UPS couldn't level that playing field; only the Teamsters could do that. But the Teamsters chose not to even make an effort worthy of the name. And, truth be told, the Teamsters *STILL* aren't willing to make an effort worth the name. That being said, what options are left in terms of UPS seeking a level?</p><p> </p><p>At the time I heard the union chief make his organizational claim, UPS was just getting involved in international operations (actually, it was in the 2nd phase of the German opening)....a very expensive gamble which many thought a mistake. Today it's recognized, however, that given the obtuseness of the Teamsters, and the "bye" they gave FDX, that's probably the primary (if not sole) growth area available to the company. </p><p> </p><p>Speaking of how seriously the company took FDX even 40 years ago, I'm sure that the older B.C. denizens can recall the "Know Your Competition" lectures that were making the rounds back even then. And I can't begin to tell you about the number of roadblocks I'm aware of that the union put up against the company's efforts to be competitive (reaction against air drivers, air in general, etc). The result of those efforts? 150,000 (or more) could-have-been, should-have-been Teamster jobs cast aside.</p><p> </p><p>Sorry about the length of my posts, but I tend to be thorough and want to be responsible with the information I convey. I find that impossible to do with short, superficial blurbs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PobreCarlos, post: 543201, member: 16651"] coldworld; Believe me, UPS *ALWAYS* took FDX seriously....even forty years ago. THAT'S never been the problem; an intransigent union was (and is) That said, I'm not sure what UPS *COULD* have done about FDX, other than what it has already done (although I'll admit it could have reacted faster when FDX began raiding UPS management personnel, a lesson the company seemed to have to learn again when RPS hit the scene). Boot the union? What? The fact is, UPS is limited by law as to just what it can do by itself. It can't [obviously, at least] push for FDX's "organization". When the Teamsters honcho made the statement to me, FedEx was still such a small company that - minus anti-trust legislation, etc - UPS could have swallowed it whole via purchase or whatever. But that legislation was in place. Minus a level playing field (i.e. - UPS union, FDX not), just what was the company to do? UPS couldn't level that playing field; only the Teamsters could do that. But the Teamsters chose not to even make an effort worthy of the name. And, truth be told, the Teamsters *STILL* aren't willing to make an effort worth the name. That being said, what options are left in terms of UPS seeking a level? At the time I heard the union chief make his organizational claim, UPS was just getting involved in international operations (actually, it was in the 2nd phase of the German opening)....a very expensive gamble which many thought a mistake. Today it's recognized, however, that given the obtuseness of the Teamsters, and the "bye" they gave FDX, that's probably the primary (if not sole) growth area available to the company. Speaking of how seriously the company took FDX even 40 years ago, I'm sure that the older B.C. denizens can recall the "Know Your Competition" lectures that were making the rounds back even then. And I can't begin to tell you about the number of roadblocks I'm aware of that the union put up against the company's efforts to be competitive (reaction against air drivers, air in general, etc). The result of those efforts? 150,000 (or more) could-have-been, should-have-been Teamster jobs cast aside. Sorry about the length of my posts, but I tend to be thorough and want to be responsible with the information I convey. I find that impossible to do with short, superficial blurbs. [/QUOTE]
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